History will always（ ）any intended route and take an unforeseen one instead.

A.lead to B.deviate from C.pass through D.result from

It’s difficult to be great without being （ ） : a doctor should never belittle a patient’s concerns, regardless of how trivial they may seem to the doctor.

A.pathetic B.compassionate C.fussy D.sentimental

My father was a nuclear engineer, a very academically （ ）man with multiple degrees from prestigious institutions.

A.promoted B.activated C.oriented D.functioned

Among 169 cases, the smokers（ ） 85.79%, and the ratio between males and females is 3.7 to 1.

A.answer for B.account for C.take up D.sum up

Like so many things of value, truth is not always easy to come by. What we regard as true shapes our beliefs, attitudes, and actions. Yet we can believe things that have no basis in fact. People are capable of embracing horrific precepts that seem incredible in retrospect. In Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler had millions of followers who accepted his delusions about racial superiority. As Voltaire put it long before Hitler’s time, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ’’We are surrounded by illusions, some created deliberately. They may be subtle or may affect us profoundly. Some illusions, such as films and novels, we seek out and appreciate. Others can make us miserable and even kill us. We need to know if particular foods that taste perfectly fine can hurt us in the short term ( as with Salmonella contamination) or in the long term (cholesterol) , whether a prevalent virus is so dangerous that we should avoid public places, and what problems a political candidate may cause or resolve if elected. Gaining insights about the truth often is a challenge, and misconceptions can be difficult to recognize.We often believe stories because they are the ones available. Most people would identify Thomas Edison as the inventor of the incandescent light bulb. Although Edison perfected a commercially successful design, he was preceded in the experimentation by British inventors Frederick de Moleyns and Joseph Swan, and by American J. W Starr.The biggest enemies of truth are: people whose job is to sell us incomplete versions of the available facts, our willingness to believe what we want and the simple absence of accurate information. Companies advertising products on television do not describe the advantages of their competitors’ products any more than a man asking a woman to marry him encourages her to date other men before making up her mind. It is a social reality that people encourage one another to make important decisions with limited facts.Technology has simplified and complicated the fact-gathering process. The Internet allows us to check facts more easily, but it also disburses misinformation. Similarly, a belief that videos and photos necessarily represent reality ignores how easily they can be digitally altered. Unquestioning reliance on such forms of media makes us more susceptible to manipulators: those who want to deceive can dazzle us with a modem version of smoke and mirrors.1.According to Voltaire,（ ） .2.Paragraph 2 shows that （ ） .3.By mentioning Thomas Edison, the author seems to emphasize that （ ） .4.Advertising and making a marriage proposal are similar in that both （ ） .5.The boldfaced word “disburses” in Paragraph 5 probably means （ ） .6.The drawback brought by technology is that it makes people prone to（ ） .

A.Hitler was obsessed with violence B.irrational ideas may be spread widely C.irrational ideas may lead to violence D.Hitler was misled by racism
问题2：
A.truth is hard to get due to misconceptions B.public health deserves much attention C.political elections have profound impact D.illusions are helpful in gaining new insights
问题3：
A.business successes may cover the truth B.commercial activities may involve cooperation C.irrational ideas may influence technological progress D.misconceptions may be due to lack of information
问题4：
A.encourage fair competition B.give partial information C.attack their enemies D.take advantage of people’s hesitation
问题5：
A.spreads B.disturbs C.falsifies D.corrects
问题6：
A.be addicted B.be taken in C.show off D.decide hastily

Greg Gadson, a lieutenant colonel in the Army’s Warrior Transition Brigade, is a natural leader — the kind of guy you’d be looking for on the battlefield. He’s also the kind of guy Mike Sullivan, a coach for the New York Giants, whose thought could make a difference to his losing football team. The two men had gone to the US Military Academy at West Point together but hadn’t been in touch much afterward, until Sullivan walked into Gadson’s hospital room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, outside Washington, D. C. , last June. Friends had told Sullivan that his former Army football teammate had suffered serious injuries in Iraq — resulting in both of Gadson’s legs being amputated above the knee.“This man had suffered so much,” Sullivan recalls, “yet he was so happy to see me. ” The coach, who brought his old friend a signed Giants jersey with the number 98 on it, watched as Gadson interacted with the other patients and the doctors and nurses, encouraging them all. “To see the impact he had on these people — the look in his eyes and how they responded — was overwhelming and inspirational.Sullivan couldn’t help but be impressed by Gadson’s enthusiasm and lack of self-pity. When the Giants were scheduled to play the Redskins in Washington three months later, Sullivan sent his friend tickets — along with a request: Would Gadson speak to the team before they took the field? Having lost the first two games of the season, the Giants had already given up 80 points and, worse, seemed to be playing with no heart. The coach felt that Gadson was the perfect person to tell the players something they needed to hear about commitment, about perseverance, about teamwork.Teamwork was everything to Gadson. He had played football at Indian River High School in the Tidewater region of Virginia and gone on to become a starting linebacker — No. 98 for West Point from 1986 to 1988, despite his relatively slight build of 190 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Following his graduation, Gadson, the son of a hospital pharmacist and a teacher, planned to serve his compulsory five years and get out. But after tours in the Balkans and Afghanistan, he found himself hooked. “Serving my country is important,” he says, “but for me it’s about being a soldier, being there for each other in the biggest sense of the word. I love being part of that team. ”1.In Paragraph 1, the word “amputated” most probably means（ ）.2.Greg Gadson used to be Mike Sullivan’s （ ）.3.According to the passage, “98” was Gadson’s number as a football player in （ ）.4.Sullivan asked Gadson to speak to his losing team because Gadson （ ）.5.Having visited the Balkans and Afghanistan, Gadson （ ）.6.“I love being part of that team” in the last paragraph means Gadson would like to（ ）.

A.strained B.cut off C.held up D.swollen
问题2：
A.schoolmate B.football coach C.superior in the army D.fellow worker
问题3：
A.the Redskins B.the Giants C.West Point D.high school
问题4：
A.was his intimate friend B.once played in the team C.won an honor in the army D.could help motivate the team
问题5：
A.had a new goal in life B.felt sad about fighting wars C.decided to pursue his studies D.expressed deep regret for his choice
问题6：
A.coach in Sullivan’s team B.fight for West Point again C.contribute to his country D.be a sportsman forever